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Tag: Community Organizing

What are the three most pressing problems (ranked in descending order Of importance) you think that the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council should be trying to solve?
The Executive Committee of the Rosedale-Skinker Improvement Association, after looking carefully at the present By-Laws (adopted in 1962), decided some changing and updating were needed.
It is properly the first business of neighborhood organizations, such as the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council, Rosedale-Skinker Improvement Assn., Washington Heights Neighbors, and the Parkview Assn., to deal constructively with problems affecting their domains, but there is a hazard in allowing this to become the only business of such groups.
In the last issue of The Paper we printed a plea for funds.
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at St. Roch's on Saturday, November 10th.
The Executive Committee of the Rosedale-Skinker Improvement Association, composed of the officers of the organization, has held three meetings since the May annual dinner and election meeting.
The Neighborhood: A History of Skinker-DeBaliviere, which made its debut at the 1973 Art Fair-House Tour, has recently brought some outside attention to our neighborhood. (Copies of this 51-page booklet are available at the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council Office for $1.00).
The 6th Annual Skinker-DeBaliviere Art Fair-House Tour was again graced with good weather, fine artists, and enthusiastic crowds.
UNITED METHODIST METRO MINISTRY THRIFT STORE AND SERVICE CENTER On May 1, 1973, a Thrift Store was opened at 5892 Delmar, where one may buy good used clothing for the whole family from 5¢ to $1.00; no item is over $1.00.

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RochtoberFest

St. Roch’s neighbors and friends are invited to Rochtoberfest, an evening of barbecue, good food and community fellowship on Saturday, November 7.

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TSD Fundraiser

Join us for a free concert and fundraiser to support The Times of Skinker DeBaliviere, St. Louis’ oldest neighborhood newspaper.

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Kids Corner — Christmas Trees!

Original printed byline: Fei Powell Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, November–December 2026. The holiday season is upon us and winter…

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Why Not Vote?

by Jo Ann Vatcha [Editor’s Note: Fifty years ago, longtime Times editor Jo Ann Vatcha wrote this reflection on voting and the…

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